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Chinese manufacturer ZTE launched its Tania handset in China today. The Tania is the first Windows Phone developed by a Chinese company. As Chinese tech blog WP Dang reports, the Tania will be exclusive to China Unicom, and the Chinese model of the phone ships with a faster processor than...

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OUYA is true to its word: the company has confirmed to us that it's shipping the first units of its namesake game console to the many, many people who crowdfunded at a tier high enough to set aside a production system. If you've received a tracking notice, you should...

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That 64GB, $800 Microsoft Surface Pro you plan on buying next week? Maybe you should temper your storage expectations a bit, as the base model actually only allots 23GB of that space for use. The larger 128GB version offers a bit more space at 83GB, but is still losing...

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Huawei left us wondering whether the Ascend G 330 would venture beyond mainland Europe with its tempting blend of solid specs and a low price. The smartphone is spreading its wings -- if only just, with a launch on TalkTalk in the UK. When it ships to the carrier...

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Apple and Google have been playing the numbers game about iOS and Android for years. Apple had the headstart, of course, but Android first caught on the number of smartphones that it ships and activates every day. Apple maintained its lead when it comes to sheer volume of apps in...

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Motorola Mobility, which is still awaiting approval to be acquired by Google for $12.5 billion has just released its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, and the company continues to lose money. The handset and cable box manufacturer posted a $86 million loss for the quarter on a...

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We have already published our full review of the Galaxy S4 for the US, which ships with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor. In some international markets, the Galaxy S4 ships with Samsung's own Exynos 5 Octa, an eight-core chip that uses ARM's big.LITTLE architecture. We have been using one...

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Twitter has officially announced the changes coming to version 1.1 of its API, and the news is mostly bad. While some new rules are ostensibly aimed at reducing the number of bots and spam accounts on the service, they also severely restrict how much and how often third-party Twitter clients...

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Intellectual Ventures' second spinoff is translating research in so-called metamaterials into cheaper and easier-to-use communications equipment for plans, ships, and eventually even your individual hot spot. [Read more]...

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Taiwanese display giant AU Optronics is set to ship its first AMOLED mobile display panels to Sony and HTC in June, according to Digitimes. Currently, Samsung display division dominates the manufacture of AMOLED panels. However, AU Optronics yield rates are only at 20 percent on average at this early stage...

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Now that Ceton has pushed its Companion mobile apps for Windows Media Center out the door, our attention returns to the hardware we got a look at during CES. A blog post from the company indicates the Echo extender has passed FCC and CE certifications, with alpha tests under...

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After missing its original ship date in October, Android-focused gaming tablet WikiPad has seen a redesign and a new launch date announcement. The device no longer boasts a 10.1-inch tablet, and now has a smaller 7-inch display and a smaller price. The new version reportedly ships this spring, and has...

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Microsoft on Friday won a decision in one of its patent disputes with Motorola, as the full International Trade Commission ruled that some Motorola devices infringe on its technology. This patent dispute, one of several between the companies, centers on Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology. Ultimately, the ruling could lead to the...

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Last week, a report from french site MacBidouille claimed that Apple may not be shipping their new iMac until early 2013, despite Apple's official promises that the new iMac models would ship before year's end. 9to5Mac now reassures us that Apple's original plans are still intact for the iMac. The...

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Leap made a splash this summer with a futuristic motion-tracking camera, but they’ve spent the rest of the year on a trickier task: leveraging that camera into a software platform. This morning, they made their biggest step forward yet, announcing another 10,000 units that will ship out to developers...

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Never content to sit still for very long, HTC is today announcing an upgraded version of its One X Android flagship, imaginatively titled the One X+. Physically, the new device is indistinguishable from its predecessor, altering only its color scheme and Beats insignia, but internally it includes a larger...

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Hitcase has launched its Hitcase Pro for the iPhone 5 offering outdoor types ruggedized protection for their iPhone as well as enhanced camera optics for action shots. In addition to a range of mounting options, the Hitcase Pro also incorporates a 3x wide-angle lens that increases the iPhone 5's field...

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Google just started pushing its new Android operating system update, known as Jelly Bean, to Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ devices. AllThingsD.com Jelly Bean includes Google’s highly personalized assistant app Google Now as well as better notifications and a more accurate keyboard. Google had open-sourced Jelly Bean yesterday, and made it available...

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Samsung didn't stray far from its comfort zone when designing the Galaxy S 4, and now a leaked build of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for the S III makes it even harder to distinguish the older flagship from the newer one. The folks at SamMobile got their mitts on...

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Apple has made its $19 Lightning to Micro USB adapter available on its online store this afternoon for $19. The adapter allows you to charge or connect your iPhone with any Micro USB cable, and considering how cheap the cables are, buying this adapter may not be such a bad...

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Now that the BlackBerry PlayBook has a native email client and Documents to Go with update 2.0, users may be finding the on-screen keyboard isn't quite up to snuff for drafting business proposals. RIM thinks it has got the answer, however, as the company has released the BlackBerry Mini...

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Everything about college is expensive but when it comes to textbooks the costs are astronomical. Amazon has joined a growing list of online book sellers doing something about it. Amazon will now rent the textbooks and save students up to 70% over the cost of buying them. To rent, students...

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Just how confident is Microsoft that its Surface tablets will take off? To the tune of 3 to 5 million units shipped in the fall alone, according to the Wall Street Journal's supplier contacts. While that wouldn't be much when Apple already ships more than three times as many...